Wednesday, July 27, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Annual Country fair
set to roll at church
The Episcopal Church
of the Transfiguration on
Brooks Camp Road will host
its 21st annual fair on August
13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The juried art show will
begin on Friday, August 12,
from 5 to 8 p.m., featur-
ing more than 40 famous
Northwest artists. This year’s
featured artist is Randall
Tillery and the 2016 juror for
the show is Curtiss Abbott.
The show features diverse
art provided by regional art-
ists including oils, watercol-
ors, pastels, photographs,
sculptures, jewelry, native,
and textile pieces. A silent
auction on Friday night and
Saturday includes donated
gifts from artists, friends of
the church and many Sisters
businesses.
Over the last few years
this Country Fair and Art
Show has become recognized
as one of the most significant
events in the Sisters commu-
nity. The attraction is in part
from the purpose and gener-
osity of all those participat-
ing, from the artists and vol-
unteers to those who attend.
All proceeds and dona-
tions for this event are
returned to the community
through the church’s outreach
See COuNtry FaIr on page 22
Jenee mohler with daughter Beth Garner at the Sisters arts & Crafts Festival.
Arts and crafts show draws a crowd
By Jodi Schneider mcNamee
tools for school
drive underway
Sisters Les Schwab
Tire Center is now host-
ing the “Tools for School”
school supplies collection.
Community members can
drop off school supplies dur-
ing regular business hours
and help students in need
begin the school year well
equipped for a successful
year.
Les Schwab is located
at 600 W. Hood Ave., open
Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The following new school
photo by Jodi Schneider McnaMee
Correspondent
supply items are needed:
• 1-1/2-inch three-ring
binders, notebook dividers,
college-ruled and wide-ruled
notebook paper, two-pocket
folders.
• 3x5 and 4x6 index cards,
college- and wide-ruled com-
position notebooks, college-
and wide-ruled spiral note-
books, wooden rulers with
inches and centimeters (no
plastic rulers, please).
• Three-ring zip pen-
cil pouches. pencil boxes,
See SuPPly drIVE on page 20
The Creekside Park lawn
overflowed with creativity as
82 artisans showcased their
fine arts and unique crafts for
the 16th annual Sisters Arts &
Crafts Festival on Saturday
and Sunday.
Swarms of folks browsed
by booths filled with original
art from hand-carved wood-
crafts to upcycled jewelry.
Vendors Kim Black, from
Pleasant Hill, and Gloria
Davis, from Crooked River
Ranch, are two artists that
have combined their talents
to create decorative pieces of
art.
Black is a pine-needle
basket artist who has been
making baskets and teaching
classes for 30 years. Davis
has been painting wildlife and
Western-inspired art for 35
years. One of their collabo-
rations, “War Ponies,” is an
embellished gourd with coils
of Apache pine needles which
are sewn together with sinew
made by Black. The painting
of horses on the gourd with
multiple layers of oil paint
with a wood-burned back-
ground was made by Davis.
“We met at the Harvest
Festival in Sisters a few years
back,” Black said.
“Then I took a couple of
her classes in Crooked River
Ranch,” Davis added. “We
liked each other’s art, so we
joined forces and blend the
two together.”
Event organizer Richard
Esterman cruised around the
festival making sure things
went well for everyone.
“It’s a great mix of art,
plus I’ve brought in a lot of
new vendors,” Esterman said.
“I want people to come to
Sisters to see a new variety
of vendors, not the same old
thing. The whole purpose is
for the event to bring in more
people to Sisters. This year
we have added a new game
called corn hole, a bean-bag-
toss game. The games are
always free for the public to
play.”
With such a variety of
fine arts and crafts, there was
something for everyone’s
taste, including a few very
unique items.
Ann Chapman, from
See artS & CraFtS on page 30
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
Al-AnonmMonday,mnoon,mShepherdm
ofmthemHillsmLutheranmChurchmm•mmm
Wednesday,m6mp.m.,mThemEpiscopalm
ChurchmofmthemTransfimguration.m
541-549-8737morm541-549-1527.
Alateen Thursday,m7mp.m.,mThem
EpiscopalmChurchmofmthem
Transfimguration.m541-549-1527.
Alcoholics AnonymousmThursdaym&m
Sunday,m7mp.m.,mThemEpiscopalmChurchm
ofmthemTransfimgurationmm•mmSaturday,m
8ma.m.,mThemEpiscopalmChurchmofmthem
Transfimgurationmm•mmMonday,m5mp.m.,m
ShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranmChurchmm
•mmTuesday,mnoon,mBigmBookmstudy,m
ShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranmChurchmm•m
Thursday,mnoon,mSobermSistersmWomenm
Meeting,mShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranm
Church.m541-548-0440.
Authors Support Groupm2ndmFriday,m
10ma.m.,mSistersmAreamChambermofm
Commerce.m541-588-0081.
Central Oregon Council on Aging
Senior Lunch Tuesdays,mnoon,mSistersm
CommunitymChurch.m541-678-5483.
Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild m
4thmSaturdays,m10ma.m.mtom4mp.m.mForm
locationminformation:m541-549-2072.
Central Oregon Spinners and
Weavers Guild 4thmSaturday,m1mtom
3mp.m.mSistersmLibrary.m541-639-3217.
Central Oregon Woodworkers
Guild 1stmTuesday.m541-639-6216.
East of the Cascades Quilt Guildm4thm
Wednesday,mSeptember-June,mStitchin’m
Post.mAllmaremwelcome.m541-549-6061.
Friends of the Sisters Library Board
of Directors 2ndmTuesday,m9mtom11ma.m.,m
SistersmLibrary.m541-977-8285.
Heartwarmers (flmeecemblanketmakers)m
1stm&m3rdmTuesdays,m1mp.m.,mSistersmCitym
Hall.mMaterialsmprovided.m541-408-8505.m
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday,m1mtom
4mp.m.m541-549-1028morm541-548-3304.
Military Parents of Sisters 2ndm
Thursday, 5:30 p.m., 17549 Knight Rd.,
Bend (Plainview area). 541-388-9013.
Black Butte Macintosh Users Groupmm
3rdmThursday,m3:30mtom5:30mp.m.,mSistersm
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
Librarymcommunitymroom.m541-549-1471. Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594.
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
Tuesdays,m12:30mp.m.,mBlackmButtem
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
Ranchmcommunitymroom.mAllmwelcome;m
& Enrichment) Wednesdays, 1 to
partnermrequired.m541-595-6236.
4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091.
Sisters Area Photography Club
2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library
community room. 541-549-6157.
Sisters Area SketchUp Users Group
2nd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Earthwood
Timber Frame Homes. 541-549-0924.
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd
Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays,
12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse.
Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.
Sisters Cribbage Club Tuesdays,
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-923-1632.
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Location information: 541-549-1193.
Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to
8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at
Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
Sisters Parent Teacher Community
3rd Wednesday, 3:15 p.m., Sisters
Elementary C-wing. 971-570-2405.
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
Location information: 541-279-1977.
Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon,
Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545.
Sisters Trails Alliance Board
2nd Wed., 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sisters Art
Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822.
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon,
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
Three Sisters Irrigation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815.
Three Sisters Lions Club 1st
Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-419-1279.
VFW 8138 & American Legion
1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.,
Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123 or
541-549-1132.
Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors
3rd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Main Station,
George Cyrus Rd. 541-548-4815. See
the agenda at www.cloverdalefi re.com.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD
Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday,
5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills
Mondays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall,
301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771.
CITY & PARKS
SCHOOLS
Sisters City Council 2nd &
4th Thursday, 7 p.m., Sisters City Hall.
541-549-6022.
Sisters Park & Recreation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
6 p.m., SPRD building. 541-549-2091.
Sisters Planning Commission
3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters
City Hall. 541-549-6022.
Black Butte School Board of
Directors 2nd Tuesday, 5 p.m.,
Black Butte School. 541-595-6203.
Sisters Christian Academy Board
of Directors 2nd Thursday, 8 a.m.,
RE/MAX Out West Realty offi ce at
Outlaw Station. 541-549-4133.
Sisters School District Board of
Directors One Wednesday per month,
SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule at www.
sisters.k12.or.us. 541-549-8521 x4011 .
FIRE & POLICE
Black Butte Ranch Police Dept.
Board of Directors Meets monthly.
541-595-2191 for time & date.
Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of
Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black
Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288.
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